John Port Spencer Academy, Derby

In 2026, pupils at John Port Spencer Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 51.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.11: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.6, against 56 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Combined Science and Social Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 381 families put John Port Spencer Academy as their first choice and 538 named it as one of their preferences, for 384 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to John Port Spencer Academy are Littleover Community School (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.5); Derby Moor Spencer Academy (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); Murray Park Community School (3.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43); and The de Ferrers Academy (4.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7).

John Port Spencer Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

John Port Spencer Academy is one of 27 schools run by The Spencer Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 298 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 140 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 21% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Asian (10%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 339 pupils (16.7%) received SEN support and 46 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Willington Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is John Port School (adjacent), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

In 2024/25, John Port Spencer Academy issued 222 suspensions, 11 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to John Port Spencer Academy are Etwall Primary School (0.2 miles), Hilton Spencer Academy (1.4 miles) and The Mease Spencer Academy (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.